# 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship

The 2024 IIHF U18 Women's World Championship was the 16th IIHF U18 Women's World Championship in ice hockey.

## Top Division

The Top Division tournament was played in Zug, Switzerland, from 6 to 14 January 2024.

### Match officials

Ten referees and ten linesmen were selected for the tournament.

### Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+1).

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Czechia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 3 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 23 | −22 | 0 | Quarterfinals |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | +17 | 9 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 6 | Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 2 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Switzerland (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | Quarterfinals |

### Playoff round

Winning teams will be reseeded for the semi-finals in accordance with the following ranking:
* Higher position in their group
* Higher number of points in preliminary pool play
* Better goal differential
* Higher number of goals scored
* Better seeding coming into the tournament (final placement at the 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship).
| Rank | Team | Group | Pos | Pts | GD | GF | Seed |
| 1 | Canada | A | 1 | 9 | +28 | 29 | 1 |
| 2 | United States | B | 1 | 9 | +17 | 19 | 3 |
| 3 | Sweden | B | 2 | 6 | +4 | 12 | 2 |
| 4 | Finland | A | 2 | 6 | −3 | 9 | 4 |
| 5 | Czechia | A | 3 | 3 | −3 | 9 | 5 |
| 6 | Slovakia | B | 3 | 2 | −8 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Switzerland | B | 4 | 1 | −13 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | Germany | A | 4 | 0 | −22 | 1 | 8 |

#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 11 January | 11 January | | | |
| 1A Canada | 6 | | | |
| 1A Canada | 6 | 13 January | 13 January | | |
| 4B Switzerland | 0 | 13 January | 13 January | |
| 4B Switzerland | 0 | 1 Canada | 2 | |
| 11 January | 11 January | | 1 Canada | 2 | |
| 11 January | 11 January | 5 Czechia | 4 | |
| 1B United States | 4 | 5 Czechia | 4 | |
| 1B United States | 4 | | | | 14 January | 14 January |
| 4A Germany | 0 | | | | 14 January | 14 January |
| 4A Germany | 0 | | | | 2 United States | 5 |
| 11 January | 11 January | | | | | 2 United States | 5 |
| 11 January | 11 January | | | | 5 Czechia | 1 |
| 2A Finland | 2 | | | | 5 Czechia | 1 |
| 2A Finland | 2 | 13 January | 13 January | | | |
| 3B Slovakia | 0 | 13 January | 13 January | | | |
| 3B Slovakia | 0 | 2 United States | 4 | | | |
| 11 January | 11 January | | 2 United States | 4 | | | |
| 11 January | 11 January | 4 Finland | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| 2B Sweden | 2 | 4 Finland | 2 | | Third place | Third place |
| 2B Sweden | 2 | | | | 14 January | 14 January |
| 3A Czechia | 4 | | | | 14 January | 14 January |
| 3A Czechia | 4 | | | | 1 Canada | 8 |
| | | | | | 4 Finland | 1 |

#### Gold medal game
### Awards and statistics
#### Awards

| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Aneta Šenková |
| Defender | Chloe Primerano |
| Forward | Adéla Šapovalivová |
| Position | Player |
| Goaltender | Aneta Šenková |
| Defender | Chloe Primerano |
| Defender | Tuuli Tallinen |
| Forward | Adéla Šapovalivová |
| Forward | Emma Ekoluoma |
| Forward | Josie St. Martin |
| MVP | Chloe Primerano |

#### Scoring leaders

List shows the top skaters sorted by points, then goals.
| Rank | Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/− | PIM | POS |
| 1 | Chloe Primerano | 6 | 8 | 8 | 16 | +18 | 2 | D |
| 2 | Adéla Šapovalivová | 6 | 9 | 2 | 11 | +4 | 2 | F |
| 3 | Emma Ekoluoma | 6 | 8 | 3 | 11 | −1 | 4 | F |
| 4 | Abby Stonehouse | 6 | 4 | 7 | 11 | +7 | 4 | F |
| 5 | Caitlin Kraemer | 6 | 10 | 0 | 10 | +7 | 2 | F |
| 6 | Ebba Hedqvist | 5 | 1 | 9 | 10 | +1 | 6 | F |
| 7 | Josie St. Martin | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | +7 | 2 | F |
| 8 | Morgan Jackson | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +12 | 2 | F |
| 8 | Margare Scannell | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | +10 | 2 | F |
| 10 | Ava Thomas | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | +8 | 2 | F |
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/minus; PIM = Penalties in minutes; POS = Position Source: IIHF

#### Leading goaltenders

Only the top five goaltenders, based on save percentage, who have played at least 40% of their team's minutes, are included in this list.
| Rank | Player | TOI | GA | GAA | SA | Sv% | SO |
| 1 | Rhyah Stewart | 192:00 | 2 | 0.63 | 40 | 95.00 | 1 |
| 2 | Layla Hemp | 300:00 | 5 | 1.00 | 89 | 94.38 | 1 |
| 3 | Lovisa Lundström | 120:00 | 4 | 2.00 | 48 | 91.67 | 0 |
| 4 | Lívia Debnárová | 281:41 | 17 | 3.62 | 201 | 91.54 | 0 |
| 5 | Aneta Šenková | 297:02 | 12 | 2.42 | 139 | 91.37 | 0 |
TOI = Time on ice (minutes:seconds); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals against average; Sv% = Save percentage; SO = Shutouts Source: IIHF

### Final standings

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | B | United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 5 | +27 | 18 | Champions |
| 2 | A | Czechia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 21 | −3 | 9 | Runners-up |
| 3 | A | Canada | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 45 | 6 | +39 | 15 | Third place |
| 4 | A | Finland | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 9 | Fourth place |
| 5 | B | Sweden | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 9 | Fifth place |
| 6 | B | Slovakia | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 2 | Sixth place |
| 7 | B | Switzerland (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 23 | −18 | 4 | Avoided Relegation |
| 8 | A | Germany | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 0 | Relegated to the Division I A |

## Division I
### Group A

The tournament was held in Egna, Italy from 6 to 12 January 2024.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Japan | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Top Division |
| 2 | Italy (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 10 | |
| 3 | Hungary | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 8 | |
| 4 | Austria | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 8 | |
| 5 | France | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 | |
| 6 | Denmark | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 1 | Relegated to the 2025 Division I B |

### Group B

The tournament was held in Jaca, Spain from 8 to 14 January 2024.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | Norway | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 4 | +33 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Division I A |
| 2 | Spain (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 4 | +29 | 12 | |
| 3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 9 | |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 32 | −27 | 3 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 3 | |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 42 | −36 | 3 | Relegated to the 2025 Division II A |
* 1 2 3 In head-to-head games Australia 3 pts and +2 GD, South Korea 3 pts and +2 GD, Chinese Taipei 3 pts and –4 GD, Australia defeated South Korea 3–0.

## Division II
### Group A

The tournament was held in Heerenveen, Netherlands from 15 to 21 January 2024.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion or relegation |
| 1 | China | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | +45 | 15 | Promoted to the 2025 Division I B |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 12 | |
| 3 | Netherlands (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 29 | −10 | 8 | |
| 4 | Latvia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 7 | |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 3 | |
| 6 | Turkey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 38 | −38 | 0 | Relegated to the 2025 Division II B |

### Group B

The tournament was held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 8 to 14 January 2024.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | OTW | OTL | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion |
| 1 | New Zealand | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 12 | Promoted to the 2025 Division II A |
| 2 | Iceland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 6 | +27 | 12 | |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 11 | |
| 4 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 10 | +11 | 6 | |
| 5 | Bulgaria (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 4 | |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 85 | −84 | 0 | |
* 1 2 New Zealand defeated Iceland 2–0